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Heather Hicks SCI220
Assignment 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The shape and size of the human heart | Roughly like a person’s closed fist |
| Pericardium | Multi layered sac covering the heart |
| Artery | Vessel that carries blood away from the heart |
| Vein | Vessel that carries blood towards the heart |
| Myocardium | Thick and contractile, made of cardiac muscle cells |
| Endocardium | The lining of the interior of the myocardial wall |
| Atria | The two superior chambers of the heart; the receiving chambers |
| Ventricles | The two lower chambers of the heart; the pumping chambers |
| The flow of blood through the heart | Right atrium, right AV valve, right ventricle, pulmonary semilunar valve, pulmonary artery, lungs, pulmonary veins, left atrium, left AV valve, left ventricle, aortic, semilunar valve, aorta |
| Echocardiography | Allows the visualization of the flow of blood through the chambers and vessels of the heart |
| Angiography | Used to visualize arteries |